Monday, December 30, 2013

Jam & Kaya Cafe @ PJ Palms Sports Center

Jam & Kaya brings the Klang Valley's best year yet for independent cafes to a triumphant close; visiting this winsome venue is a potent reminder to value the people who pour their hearts into creating these places. Dismissing these cafes without knowing their stories is blatant disrespect.

Jam & Kaya represents the friendship of Janice & Karen, who studied in Melbourne this past decade & left with the dream of running the kind of cafe they cherished there. Janice's subsequent stint learning the art of pastry-making at Le Cordon Bleu Paris supplied the culinary foundation for the two to open Jam & Kaya this month by the pool of PJ Palms Sports Center.

One of Jam & Kaya's charms: It isn't trying to be cool. Its musical selection of Peabo Bryson & All-4-One might send hipsters screaming out the exit.

All in all, Jam & Kaya has the potential to become a firm favorite, surmounting its relatively hidden location & avoidance of advance publicity. It's our top cafe recommendation for December (followed extremely closely by Damansara Uptown's Ecole P).

Jam & Kaya Cafe

PJ Palms Sports Center, Lorong Sultan, Petaling Jaya

Open 10am-10pm, Tues-Thurs, 8am-11pm, Fri-Sun

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Nice! I had once dreamt of opening Melbourne like cafes in KL too but looks like many beat me to it. I guess I have to change my direction. Hehe. The egg Royale looks much better than the Norwegian at TGB.

Kelly: that's a good dream! but yeah, it's interesting how life takes us toward unexpected paths. hopefully it all works out for the best =) i sighed with satisfaction after having the eggs royale here =)